The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-10-19
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from varfeus SOURCES.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

rs newspaper reporter in St Louis, is IN
= shooting scrape trouble at the City of
Mexico
on the night Of the 10th Dr. McGlynn,
as honorary president of the Father Mat
thew Memorial Society of New York, de-
iivered an Grafton in Cooper Union at the
anniversary exercises in honor of the
birth of Father Matthew.
IT is denied that Dom Pedro Emperor
of Brazil, ,'contemplates abdieation.
PART Of the records of suit in Yer.
million County, ILL.,, now on file there, were
written by Abraham Lincoln in 1886, and
later records in the Office were written by
Grover Cleveland in 1879.
THE return of Jas. Gordon Bennett to
New York, has caused ripple Of interest
on Wall street, the conclusion being
reached at once that it has some connec-
tion with the affairs of the Commercial
Gable Company and its rate war with the
Western Union.
THE report has been confirmed in Tehe-
ran that Ayoub Khan has died from
wounds received in the desert.
THE New York tribune announced on
the 11th that John NJ. Ward, captain of the
New York baseball nine, would, on the
18th, marry Miss Helen Dauvray, the tai
ented and wealthy actress. They will make
tour in the West.
The presidential party arrived at
Omaha, Neb., on the 18th.
JUDGE THOMAS C. MANNING, United
States Minister to Mexico, died on the
morning Of the 18th at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, New York. He had been i'll for
about week and was taken sick shortly
after his arrival in the city to attend the
meeting OF the Peabody Educational
Fund, of which he was one of the trus-
tees.
DHuLEEp SINGH and the executive COM
mittee of the Indian Liberation Society are
printing on the Irish secret press in Paris
an appeal to the natives Of British India
to awake from their torpor and prove that
they are no longer the dupes of English
merchants and the slaves of English gov
efnors.
Ar a village election at Alfred Center,
n. Y, on the 11th, ten women cast votes,
and the election officers received them, de.
claring that the legal opinions gathered
and published by Hamilton Wilcox, coun-
sci for the Woman's Suffrage party, had
convinced them of the legal right Of wom-
en- to vote.
THE English cut ter Galatea, with Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Henn aboard, weighed
Bay Ridge, N. ", and started for home.
There was a stiff northwest wind blowing,
and though the weather was cloudy and
inclined to rairr, many yachtmen assem-
bled to see the cutter off.
ROBERT GARRETT has resigned the Balti-
more 81 Ohio presidency.
THE Ameer of Afghanistan does not be-
lieve the report that Ayoub Khan is dead,
and continues the work of defense for
Afghanistan in the case of civil war.
MAJOR G.. Fl. BURTON, Inspector-G General
of the Department of the Missouri, is en-
gagged in inspecting the forts in the In
dian Territory.
NJ. SAvoURE. Frenchman who, for ten
years has been resident OF Shoa, one of
the States of Abyssinia, has arrived ct
Paris on q mission from King John.
THE President has appointed Thomas (.
Pound, of Chippewa Falls, Wis, George
Stoneman, of Los Angeles, CAL, and 1,eo-
dore Cook, of Connecticut, commissioners
to examine and report upon two sections
of railroad and telegraph lines constructed
by the Central Pacific railroad Successor
to the California & Oregon railroad1.
THE Duchess of Cumberland, who was
put into Vienna insane asylum some
months ago. has completely recovered her
reason, and will leave the institution in a
few days.
THE Russian Government officially con-
tradicts the report that Grand Duke Mich
olas, in recent speech, declared that, un-
der certain circumstances, he and other
Russians would join the French army.
TELEGRAMs received in New York on
the 18th contained statements that trumors
were current that Henry Willard had re-
tired from the directory of the Northern
Pacific railroad. Mr.. Willard author ICES
the statement that they are absolutely
untrue
j. I. ODELL, assistant general manager
of the Northern Pacific, Eastern division,
has resigned and accepted the position Of
general manager of the Chesapeake &
Ohio at salary of $l2,0 900 year.
THE remains of General Fitzpatrick ar
rived in New York on the 18th.
MISS FANNIE HAYES, daughter of ex-
President r. b. Hayes, sailed on the 18th
for the Bermudas on visit to the planta-
tion of her uncle, General Hastings,
The Ciyil-Service Commission has Or
dered an investigation concerning the
enforcement OF the Civil-Service law
and rules in the Kansas City (Mo.) post
Office
(Fla.) Board of Health, having gone to
Tampa to investigate the epidemic, Sur
geon-General Hamilton has revoked the
order to DIR. Guiteras to make such an m
vestigation.
THE London Chronicles correspondent
at Berlin says he has learned from an un-
impeachable authority that the condition
of the German Crown Prince is precarious,
and that Dr. Mackenzie's treatment has
failed.
Con sUL-GENERAL CARDwELL of Cairo,
Egypt, in a report to the Department of
state, calls special attention to the sue
cessful labors of American missionaries in
the valley of the Nile. Nearly six thou
sand native pupils are in attendance at the
schools that have been established.
PRINCE ALEXANDER has arrived in Lon
don, and the Bulgarian question Is once
more revived as public topic.
LAFAYETTE County, Mo-, gives a major
ity OF over 1000 against the Local Option
law.
MRS. HUeHEs- HALLErr appeals TO the
Conservatives not to ask her husband to
resign his seat in the British Parliament.
REV. DAVID r. KERR, D. d., for many
years editor of the United Presbyterian,
died at Pittsburgh, Pa. on the 14th.
SECRETARY LAMAR, In the case of the
United States VS.. Pearsall and Freeman,
involving valuable mineral entries OF
placer claims in Colorado, has decided in
favor of the claimants.
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL MONT
GoMERY, of the Interior Department, has
gone 10 California for the purpose OF rep
resenting the Government in the prosecu-
tion OF what is known as the Benton sym
n -.
of land in Southern California.
GENERAL BoULANGER, who is under ar
rest, is likely 10 resign and be elected to
the French General Assembly. II is re-
ported in Paris that he has already re-
signed, but this Is discredited In disinter-
ested circles.
THE Department Of State has been OH
cially advised Of the appointment OF Sir
Charles Tupper, Of Canada, as one OF the